Our first setup was by the infinity pool of the estate Yves was staying at.
Canon 5D mkII 24-105 f4L IS lens iso 400 1/160@f16
For this shot I wanted to overpower the sun with the flash. This was about 2-3pm in the afternoon in Kapalua, so the sun was off to the left of the frame. I used a circular polariser on the lens which helped to both reduce the reflections in the pool and define the clouds in the sky better.
We used a WL1600 with an 11" reflector to light her from across the pool. The 11" or long throw reflector is larger and shaped a little different from a standard 7" reflector. It is a little more efficient at shooting light over a greater distance. The long throw reflector was very handy to have because it enabled my assistant to light the model from a safe distance on dry land instead of having to stand in the shallow end of the pool (batteries and water do not tend to play well with each other).
Canon 5D mkII 70-200 f2.8L lens iso 200 1/160@f5.6
I had originally planned to use the sun as her rim light for this next look, but by the time we were ready to start shooting it the sun was lower than the surrounding trees and we didn't have the angle of sunlight that we needed. Luckily, the sun was also starting to reflect off of the windows on the house behind me, which gave us a nice soft main light to work with. I had Quddus setup the WL1600 across the pool and off to the left to use as our rim light. We used a silver California Sunbounce Pro to help add more reflected sunlight as her main light.
Canon 5D mkII 24-105 f4L IS lens iso 200 1/160@f8
This next series of shots were taken on the balcony above the pool. This time I wanted to use a larger light source because the softer shadows would match better with the look that Yves changed into. Ordinarily we would have gone with the 5ft Octodome, but because it was so windy, we had to settle for a large softbox which was slightly easier to brace against the edge of the roof overhang.
Canon 5D mkII 24-105 f4L IS lens iso 200 1/125@f5.6
Canon 5D mkII 24-105 f4L IS lens iso 200 1/125@f5.6
For this last set, we used 2 lights. The main light was a WL1600 and softbox on a C-stand boomed above camera center.
About 10 feet behind her we used an AB800 with a 1/2 or 1/4 CTO gel for a rimlight.
Canon 5D mkII 24-105 f4L IS lens iso 200 1/160@f8
Canon 5D mkII 24-105 f4L IS lens iso 200 1/160@f8
In hindsight I would have liked to have the rimlight surround her more as we sort of start to lose her black dress into the background, so if I had backed up the AB 800 light up even further away or maybe added a second rim light? File it under things to remember for next time.
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